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National Underground Railroad & Freedom Center

National Underground Railroad & Freedom Center

The Freedom Center's physical location in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, is just a few steps from the banks of the Ohio River, which separated slave from free states in the period of American history when slavery was sanctioned in law and supported as a critical component of the national economy. The museum tells this story in major exhibits and programs that have attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors since opening in August 2004.